Posted by Conor Duffy on Apr 8th, 2009
Kung Fu is right up there with zombie flicks, boobs and war as things that kick ass (OK, maybe war doesn’t kick that much ass.) Someone over at Addicting Games certainly thinks so, which is probably why we’ve now got the chance to play Young Dragon, a title which even has you taking on the role of a yellow jumpsuit wearing Bruce Lee ripoff. Sweet!
Yeah, it’s all real sweet until you discover the controls are based entirely around the mouse. Now, this works just fine if you’re playing a top-down shoot-’em-up or similar game, but not so much when trying to play a side scrolling beat-’em-up like Young Dragon. At least it’s simple – Roy (for that is our hero’s name) follows your dragon shaped cursor and attacks with a click of the mouse button. He’ll also jump or crouch, depending on the position of the cursor. This setup does limit his movements however – take, for instance, Roy’s inability to turn around or go left.
Anyway, the story begins when some crazy looking extra from a Mad Max movie invades your dojo and kills your Master.
Damn, that’s a Mortal Kombat moment if ever I saw one! The road warrior steals your Master’s essence, or something, which makes him almost invincible. You set off to exact your revenge – which may or may not be a wise move, since he’s an all-powerful warlord with an army of ninjas at his disposal and you’re still technically a trainee.
The game itself doesn’t look bad. I mean, I’ve seen far better graphics in my time, but it’s not terrible to look at. If you got drunk and woke up the next day with Young Dragon sleeping next to you, you wouldn’t feel awful about it. Until, of course, the emptiness of your shallow existence struck you and you’re left alone to wallow in a pit of doubt and self-disgust…
I’m sorry, went off track there. Back to the game!
A parade of ninjas attack you for several minutes (each one politely waiting in the wings until you’ve killed the previous guy, much like in a real kung fu movie) until you reach this pillar with a dragon’s head on it. Gee, I wonder what to do? If only there was some clue as to how I could get past this obstacle…
To see if I overcome this mysterious pillar, just click on Page 2.
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